from all Five fans
NO MORE FIVE...
Today is September, 27 - a very important day for every Five fan. A whole year since their split up has passed, but I remember all my feelings, that I've felt that time... It was a big shok for every1 of us, but much later for me, 'cause I've heard about it not right after the event. It was very difficult to find anything about this band in my country. I was trying to find Five's official website or just some of the fansites for a very long time, and when I finally found www.fiveworld.com, I've read this news. I was shoked. The rough pleasure, that at last I've found what I've been searching for, was replaced by suddenly awful disappointment and insult. But now, from this day position, I understand, that their decision was right, 'cause they made it for themselves. They've done so many good things for everyone of their fans and they really deserved to make something for themselves too. I just hope that all of them are happy now, and I'm sure it's really so, 'cause they all do things they wanted to do.
"September 27 2001 4pm: I was at work and something told me I should go home. When I got there my housemate was on her computer and watching MTV (Nothing unusual there). A Five video was playing and I thought I had timed it well. When it was over there was Five in the studio taking calls from viewers. Scott looked liked he'd been crying, Ritchie's eyes were filled with tears, Sean (his 1st live appearance for weeks) couldn't lift his eyes from the floor, Abs wiped his face and J took the mic *As from 2day Five is no more* No more songs. No more tours. No more TV appearances. No more silly replies in magazine interviews. No more Five I was numb. A year later and I still feel that way. It wasn't as though it was unexpected. I had been saying in chat for a few weeks that I thought the end would be near. I had a feeling KS would be the last album. So many things had gone wrong: Sean's prolonged illness, Scott naturally wanting to spend time with Kerry and Brennan planning the wedding, Ritchie's accidents, J & Abs looking worn out thru trying to fulfil all the personal appearances they were committed to as a group. But this was FIVE!!!! They had never taken the easy route to the top. They had overcome adversity before and bounced back. This time it looked like there was no fight left in them. They were tired, defeated by overwhelming odds and unable to continue as the guys who cared so much about their fans they weren't prepared to give them less than the 150% they had always put in. All the ppl out there who say they should have done 1 final tour, 1 last album, 1 last concert remember those guys were only human. They gave more of themselves 2 us in 4 years than a lot of other artistes do in 40. I am grateful and privileged to have seen them perform live on dozens of occasions; I live in the UK when hardly a week went by without a tv appearance or a magazine feature. It is only over the last year that I have experienced what fans in more remote countries have felt all this time. It is truly hard to live without news of Five; to scour magazines and newspapers for a snippet of gossip; scan all the websites for pix I may have missed. In the last year I have added to my collection every copy of anything released by Five - including promos of all singles, sampler albums, foreign versions, singles in every format (Cd, cassette and 12" vinyl) I still collect unusual items featuring Five. I even have a postage stamp from Touva!!!!! The other thing I have to thank Five for is the wonderful friends I have made all around the world. I have been lucky enough to meet some of them and wish that it was possible to visit all of you. I feel that we are good friends as we exchange views on message boards like this, absessive and 5usa. We recognise each others sign-in names and sometimes disagree with opinions - but we have a common purpose - we all As long as we keep playing the music and remembering the good times Five will continue to live in our hearts - and will never be forgotten"
"What happened, when I've heard about Five split up, well, if do not say in rough words, then say nothing at all. I was sorry my friend, though indeed I felt sorry myself, just that time I didn't understand it. I still listen to their songs and I still outlive Five split up, but as we say: "... when something is happening - it's all to the good...". New day will come and with it new sense of life will come too."
"I have loved Five on January, 6 2001... it was right befor my great sister's birthday... It was she who told me about Five... thanks to her I began to feel interest to them... and I still don't sorry I know them! Though the first day... even no, not at first day, but at first hour after their official split up, I considered that it was bad thing that I've knew abour them... but now... time cures... it seems... and I just want they to be happy... if it's easier for him, than we have to give in with this!!! Even if it's painfully for us... and we have to love them just for those 4,5 years of happyness, joys and... maybe, unity!"
"About 5 split up I've heard just a week after the event... by the reason I had no possibility to get Internet, my friend were damaged, for whom I ...emmm... was trying to explane not in beautiful words, that all of these are not true and it's impossible. Turned out - it can be. I've found out about it, when on MTV told about Scott's wedding day. And when someone... Tutta? But it doesn't matter, who, told "from non-existing band", I was shoked. The reaction was, certainly, dullard - I has sat on sofa about a half an hour silently...(it's not a usual thing for me) To be honest, it was very bad, and mostly when everybody approached and asked: "Is it TRUE???"
Yes... it's true."
